What is the ruling on one who prayed two rak'ahs before the time and two rak'ahs after it, and does he have to repeat this obligatory prayer?
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The questioner : That is, he prayed two rak'ahs before the time and two rak'ahs as voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes, he prayed two rak'ahs before the time, so let him complete them as voluntary prayer.
The questioner : After the prayer, does he repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh : He does not complete it as voluntary prayer, because it is not... because it is necessary that the entire prayer, from the opening takbir, which is the takbir of ihram, to the words "and Allah's mercy" in the taslim, must all occur within the time.
The questioner : He now intended it as an obligatory prayer.
The Shaykh : He intended it as an obligatory prayer and prayed two rak'ahs before the time. Now, what are these two rak'ahs?
The questioner : Voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh : Voluntary prayer, so he completes it as voluntary prayer.
The questioner : The problem is that he did not know until after the time, or until after the prayer.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict what he knew until after the prayer; it is also voluntary, because this is what he prayed: he combined in his intention two things, the prayer and the Dhuhr. We know... so half of his prayer remained. Therefore, take this rule from the jurists: "What is found to be non-existent becomes voluntary", meaning anything that is found to be non-existent becomes voluntary. A person came and prayed a missed prayer, counting it as a missed prayer, and it did not become a missed prayer for him. He prayed an obligatory prayer before the time, and it was found to be before the time, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, he prayed two rak'ahs before the time, so let him complete them as voluntary prayer.
The questioner : After the prayer, does he repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh : He does not complete it as voluntary prayer, because it is not... because it is necessary that the entire prayer, from the opening takbir, which is the takbir of ihram, to the words "and Allah's mercy" in the taslim, must all occur within the time.
The questioner : He now intended it as an obligatory prayer.
The Shaykh : He intended it as an obligatory prayer and prayed two rak'ahs before the time. Now, what are these two rak'ahs?
The questioner : Voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh : Voluntary prayer, so he completes it as voluntary prayer.
The questioner : The problem is that he did not know until after the time, or until after the prayer.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict what he knew until after the prayer; it is also voluntary, because this is what he prayed: he combined in his intention two things, the prayer and the Dhuhr. We know... so half of his prayer remained. Therefore, take this rule from the jurists: "What is found to be non-existent becomes voluntary", meaning anything that is found to be non-existent becomes voluntary. A person came and prayed a missed prayer, counting it as a missed prayer, and it did not become a missed prayer for him. He prayed an obligatory prayer before the time, and it was found to be before the time, yes.